News All press releases and news from the DAM Topics All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage DAM news only Threatened Ecosystem in Focus: 15th World Coral Reef Conference Starting More than 1,000 scientists from over 80 countries will discuss the world’s most important event for coral reefs starting this weekend in Bremen. The ZMT participates with its research on coral reefs in the 15th World Coral Reef Conference in Bremen The 15th ICRS is organized by the University of Bremen under the leadership of coral reef expert Professor Dr. Christian Wild, head of the University's Department of Marine Ecology. International Coral Reef Symposium in Bremen in July 2022 In July 2022, the university will host the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS). Protecting species for the good of global climate How climate can benefit from the conservation of biodiversity Remote reefs in the Indian Ocean recover quickly after coral bleaching Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research examined coral reefs and their functions in the Indian Ocean. Sustainability for Marine Regions Kick-off meeting: CoastalFutures, a component of the DAM research mission, researches utilization of the sea and coasts PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF THE OCEANS Second research mission of the German Marine Research Alliance investigates impacts of use and pollution of different marine regions North-East Atlantic countries create one of the largest marine protected areas in the world OSPAR countries agree on a new 10-year strategy Bottom trawling in marine protected areas of the Baltic Sea IOW launches expedition to study the impacts Close link between maximum age, mortality and productivity discovered Natural constant simplifies sustainable management of animal and plant groups Assessing the Impacts of Nodule Mining on the Deep-Sea Environment European Consortium monitors first in situ test of a pre-prototype collector vehicle in the Pacific The health of the Baltic Sea is below standard – but there’s hope for improvement Baltic Health Index Microplastic pollution of the Baltic Sea New insights into behaviour, sinks and reduction measures IUCN mangrove experts caution against mass planting Mangrove ecologist Martin Zimmer explains the background More knowledge about underwater noise Educational clip presents first hand knowledge on underwater noise Previous 1 2 3 Next Share this page Newsletter Always up to date with the DAM newsletter. (German only) Subscribe Our Sponsors The federal government and the governments of the five northern German states support the current development and sponsor the DAM.